Re: IM server?
Mike Nowlin wrote: This really isn't a (directly) FBSD-related question, but since I'm trying to get everyone at work off MS products over to FBSD workstations, I figure it's appropriate enough to ask here... :) The new guy who came in to start running the company is big on sending documents back and forth via email, shared electronic scheduling, etc. One of his wishes is to get ICQ, AIM, or some other instant messaging capability between employees. Due to the nature of our business, we really can't connect to the "normal" ICQ (etc.) servers on the public network. (Legal reasons, and upper management doesn't want our employees chatting with their friends during work time.) So... Anyone know of a program out there that can act as a central server for ICQ? (I know there's some AIM clones out there, but I'd rather avoid that one...) A quick look in ports and some digging around on Google and Freshmeat didn't return much. A private IRC server? -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://softweyr.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: IM server?
Anyone know of a program out there that can act as a central server for ICQ? (I know there's some AIM clones out there, but I'd rather avoid that one...) A quick look in ports and some digging around on Google and Freshmeat didn't return much. A private IRC server? Dosen't something like mtalk or ntalk do file sharing also? It sounds like that's what he's looking for. It'd be easier to use then IRC. Since I assume the clients are all using Windows, might go to www.tucows.com and look for something like AniazPopup. Rick *** Rick's FreeBSD Web page http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd Ace Logan's Hardware Guide http://www.shatteredcrystal.net/hardware ***FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: IM server?
http://www.icq.com/groupware/ That is ICQ's free server version. It will allow you to setup a local ICQ network for your users to communicate. From what I read (rather quickly) it gives a few special features, but downloads and uploads will be fast across the network, as well as just regular message sending. have never personally used it, but I have seen it in action. They used a very small 233Mhz box, with 64MB RAM and it was extremely fast. The catch? Yup, not supported with *NIX. I'm not sure at this time if anyone has made a port, but it would be nice. ICQ only right now, supports Windows NT 4.0. -jwp Justin W. Pauler (drnet) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 95989631 IRC: Undernet IRC Network - Original Message - From: "Mike Nowlin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:50 AM Subject: IM server? This really isn't a (directly) FBSD-related question, but since I'm trying to get everyone at work off MS products over to FBSD workstations, I figure it's appropriate enough to ask here... :) The new guy who came in to start running the company is big on sending documents back and forth via email, shared electronic scheduling, etc. One of his wishes is to get ICQ, AIM, or some other instant messaging capability between employees. Due to the nature of our business, we really can't connect to the "normal" ICQ (etc.) servers on the public network. (Legal reasons, and upper management doesn't want our employees chatting with their friends during work time.) So... Anyone know of a program out there that can act as a central server for ICQ? (I know there's some AIM clones out there, but I'd rather avoid that one...) A quick look in ports and some digging around on Google and Freshmeat didn't return much. --mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: IM server?
hi, there! On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Mike Nowlin wrote: Anyone know of a program out there that can act as a central server for ICQ? (I know there's some AIM clones out there, but I'd rather avoid that one...) A quick look in ports and some digging around on Google and Freshmeat didn't return much. http://www.icq.khstu.ru/unix/download/IServerd-0.8.2.tar.gz their homepage is at http://www.icq.khstu.ru/unix/ (sorry, no english version) /fjoe To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Re: IM server?
* Mike Nowlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001127 23:54] wrote: This really isn't a (directly) FBSD-related question, but since I'm trying to get everyone at work off MS products over to FBSD workstations, I figure it's appropriate enough to ask here... :) The new guy who came in to start running the company is big on sending documents back and forth via email, shared electronic scheduling, etc. One of his wishes is to get ICQ, AIM, or some other instant messaging capability between employees. Due to the nature of our business, we really can't connect to the "normal" ICQ (etc.) servers on the public network. (Legal reasons, and upper management doesn't want our employees chatting with their friends during work time.) So... Anyone know of a program out there that can act as a central server for ICQ? (I know there's some AIM clones out there, but I'd rather avoid that one...) A quick look in ports and some digging around on Google and Freshmeat didn't return much. You might want to look at installing an irc server, most clients can transfer files back and forth and there's a lot less clicking involved, just type a line and everyone sees it (you can also send private messages and files). And on fridays you can break out the beer and use MS Comic Chat, it's a laugh riot. :) -- -Alfred Perlstein - [[EMAIL PROTECTED]|[EMAIL PROTECTED]] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
